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Re: Lawrence Taylor has been arrested for rape

MSNBC has reported she was 15. UH OH...........

You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....

Re: Lawrence Taylor has been arrested for rape

0506_lawrence_taylor_EX_Getty_02Lawrence Taylor's wife is standing by her man while he faces allegations of rape -- telling TMZ she believes the entire incident is one big "setup."

TMZ just spoke with Lynette Taylor -- LT's 3rd wife -- who tells us the allegations are "all bullsh*t."

As for why she suspects a setup, Lynette claims that the timing of the arrest is suspicious because it came just days after LT was featured on an A&E documentary called "Fame and Recovery" which she believes "made him out to be a monster."

Lynette wouldn't expand on who she thought could be behind such a plot, but she was adamant that the timing of the show and the arrest were no coincidence

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Re: Lawrence Taylor has been arrested for rape

This will be just yet another incident (and it sure as heck isn't going to be the last) that proves that NFL fan loyalty is bulletproof no matter how much this kind of stuff occurs. A few incidents like this in the NBA happens and it's "I can't watch these thugs anymore. I've had it."

Yet this kind of "thuggery" occurs with the NFL almost on a routine basis and it slides right off of peoples' shoulders. They'll be watching, betting and playing fantasy football the very next week like clockwork. That's how much people love the NFL in this country.

Re: Lawrence Taylor has been arrested for rape

This will be just yet another incident (and it sure as heck isn't going to be the last) that proves that NFL fan loyalty is bulletproof no matter how much this kind of stuff occurs. A few incidents like this in the NBA happens and it's "I can't watch these thugs anymore. I've had it."

Yet this kind of "thuggery" occurs with the NFL almost on a routine basis and it slides right off of peoples' shoulders. They'll be watching, betting and playing fantasy football the very next week like clockwork. That's how much people love the NFL in this country.

While I agree with you LT is no longer in the NFL hasn't been for 15 years.

Now if it was a current player(like Ben Roethlisberger) then yeah that would be a PR issue.

Re: Lawrence Taylor has been arrested for rape

This will be just yet another incident (and it sure as heck isn't going to be the last) that proves that NFL fan loyalty is bulletproof no matter how much this kind of stuff occurs. A few incidents like this in the NBA happens and it's "I can't watch these thugs anymore. I've had it."

Yet this kind of "thuggery" occurs with the NFL almost on a routine basis and it slides right off of peoples' shoulders. They'll be watching, betting and playing fantasy football the very next week like clockwork. That's how much people love the NFL in this country.

In the 90's, I don't think the NBA was considered a league of thugs. It was too busy idolizing MJ. IOW, it was popular. Movies were made, shoes were sold and burgers were eaten all with MJ front and center. Even before MJ, people idolized the Detroit bad boys and respected the way they played the game. It wasn't until Rodman took bad to a stupid/freak level that people turned negative.

2000 was the transition. Then we had Kobe and Shaq fighting like babies. Then we had rape charges against perhaps the biggest name in the game post-2000. Then we had Artest gracing the league and acting afool in front of the camera. Then we had the brawl...at the beginning of a very promising year for the Pacers...where virtually the entire starting 5 of the best team in the league (possibly) were suspended. It doesn't get more high profile in the league. Then we had another star player in Arenas with gun charges. All of this has really happened in a relatively short period of time and has involved a number of the best players in the league. Then there is the Pacer debacle where nearly everyone on the team within a 2 year span was involved in a league incident or a police incident...some of them multiple times.

Yes, the NFL seems to get more of a pass anyway. There are several reasons for that, but the fact the NBA is viewed negatively doesn't mean it has always been that way nor does it mean it needs to be that way. The players and management of the league have caused it.

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Nutrisystem Drops Lawrence Taylor as Spokesman
May 7, 2010 12:16 PM ET
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Weight loss company Nutrisystem has ended its relationship with Lawrence Taylor in light of the rape charge for the former New York Giants linebacker and Dancing with the Stars contestant.

Lawrence Taylor pleads not guilty to rape charge

Taylor, who became one of several celebrity spokesmen for Nutrisystem in March 2009, pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of third-degree rape and patronizing a prostitute in the third degree.

"We are shocked and saddened by these very serious allegations against Lawrence Taylor," a Nutrisystem spokesperson told TVGuide.com in a statement. "Based on the severity of these allegations, Nutrisystem has made the decision to sever our relationship with Mr. Taylor effective immediately."

See photos of Taylor on Dancing with the Stars and more

Taylor, 51, is accused of paying $300 to engage in sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old, Ramapo, N.Y., police Chief Peter Brower said at a news conference Thursday. Taylor's attorney, Arthur Aidala, has denied the charges and told CNN he will fight them.

"My client did not have sex with anybody. Period," Aidala said. "Lawrence Taylor did not rape anybody."

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I have seen the story, they just showed it on E a few days ago, about the two girls from Toledo who were kinapped and used as prostitutes just like what they are saying this young girl was used for. It's really sad.

I just hope that justice is served and if LT did anything he isn't let go free.

Re: Lawrence Taylor has been arrested for rape

Lawrence Taylor just pled guilty to two misdemeanor charges as part of one helluva plea deal in his statutory rape case -- and will get off with no jail time but will have to register as a sex offender.

The NFL Hall of Famer was in court in Rockland County, NY ... and pled guilty to one count of patronizing a prostitute and one count of sexual misconduct -- all stemming from his arrest last May for having sex with a 16-year-old girl.

Taylor was originally charged with a felony ... and could have gotten 4 years in prison. Instead he'll get probation -- but as part of the plea deal he has to register as a sex offender.

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May 6: Former New York Giants linebacker and Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor, left, and his attorney, Arthur Aidala, listen to proceedings during Taylor's arraignment at Ramapo Town Court in Suffern, N.Y. (AP)
NEW CITY, N.Y. -- Former New York Giants football star Lawrence Taylor is about to learn the details of life as a registered sex offender.

The 52-year-old ex-linebacker pleaded guilty in January to sexual misconduct and patronizing a 16-year-old prostitute. Under the deal, he isn't expected to get jail time -- six years' probation is likely -- but he has to register as a sex offender.

Taylor is due in court Tuesday for formal sentencing, and the judge said he would also determine which sex-offender level to assign to Taylor.

Sex offenders are labeled Level 1, 2 or 3 for low, medium or high risk. A state spokesman says the most obvious difference is that Level 1 offenders do not have their names and photos posted on a public Internet site.